The adviser to the President of the United States said that Moscow could carry out a provocation in order to come up with a pretext for invading Ukraine.
The United States is ready for a decisive response if Russia nevertheless decides to place its military bases in Cuba and Venezuela.
This was announced at a briefing by National Security Adviser to the President of the United States Jake Sullivan.
“If Russia moves in this direction, we will react decisively,” Sullivan assured.
According to him, the topic of the Russian military presence in the Caribbean and South America was not discussed at the talks in Geneva on January 10.
The threat of Russian invasion exists
According to Sullivan, the threat of a full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine is still high.
The Biden adviser noted that US intelligence is not yet saying that the Russians have indeed decided to take a military course of action towards Ukraine. He expressed hope to solve the problem through diplomacy.
But Sullivan warned the Kremlin that in the event of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States would reinforce NATO's eastern flank.
The adviser to the President of the United States said that Moscow could carry out a provocation in order to come up with a pretext for invading Ukraine.
Recall that on Monday, January 10, in Geneva , negotiations between the government delegations of Russia and the United States on the so-called “security guarantees” were completed , with which Moscow demands to rule out the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO.
After the meeting, US First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that Russia had not given guarantees not to invade Ukraine. She also warned Russia about new sanctions due to aggression against Ukraine.
On January 12, a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council was held in Brussels against the background of the Kremlin's buildup of troops on the border with Ukraine, at which security issues in Europe were discussed.
Today, on January 13, a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council was convened in Vienna on security issues in Europe, in particular, the Kremlin's demands for “security guarantees” and the concentration of Russian troops to the borders of Ukraine.
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said at the meeting that the risk of war in Europe is the highest in 30 years.
In turn, the Russian Federation threatened the deployment of Russian military infrastructure in Cuba or Venezuela if the United States “does not stop the pressure.”
